English Premier League

FT Friday, August 22, 2025
Chelsea WWWWD 5
–
West Ham United WLWWL 1
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CHE325
WHU101
London Stadium · 62,462 att. · USA Net

Match Report

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Newcomers star as Chelsea thrash sorry West Ham

Chelsea shrugged off the absence of Cole Palmer to get their season up and running in style while deepening the gloom at West Ham.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
7
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
4
5
Corner Kicks
7
3
Saves
2
59.2
Possession
40.8
12
SHOTS
12
7
ON GOAL
4
0.6
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
505
Accurate Passes
339
577
Passes
392
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
7
15
Crosses
16
0.2
Cross %
0.4
43
Long Balls
35
17
Accurate Long Balls
15
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
3
13
Effective Tackles
6
19
Tackles
11
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
4
Interceptions
7
17
Effective Clearances
29
17
Clearances
29

Head to Head

CHE leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

WHU · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1Mads HermansenG
  2. 3Max KilmanCD
  3. 5Nayef AguerdCD-L
  4. 25Jean-Clair TodiboCD-R
  5. 28Tomás SoucekCM-L
  6. 8James Ward-ProwseCM-R
  7. 10Lucas PaquetáAM
  8. 12El Hadji Malick DioufLM
  9. 29Aaron Wan-BissakaRM
  10. 11Niclas FüllkrugCF-L
  11. 20Jarrod BowenCF-R

CHE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Robert SánchezG
  2. 4Tosin AdarabioyoCD-L
  3. 23Trevoh ChalobahCD-R
  4. 3Marc CucurellaLB
  5. 27Malo GustoRB
  6. 20João PedroAM
  7. 8Enzo FernándezLM
  8. 25Moisés CaicedoRM
  9. 9Liam DelapF
  10. 7Pedro NetoAM-L
  11. 41EstêvãoAM-R

Timeline

  1. 6' Goal! West Ham United 1, Chelsea 0. Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by El Hadji Malick Diouf.
  2. 15' Goal! West Ham United 1, Chelsea 1. João Pedro (Chelsea) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marc Cucurella with a headed pass following a corner.
  3. 23' Goal! West Ham United 1, Chelsea 2. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Pedro with a cross.
  4. 34' Goal! West Ham United 1, Chelsea 3. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Estêvão.
  5. 45' Substitution, West Ham United. Callum Wilson replaces Niclas Füllkrug.
  6. 45' Substitution, West Ham United. Freddie Potts replaces Jean-Clair Todibo.
  7. 54' Goal! West Ham United 1, Chelsea 4. Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
  8. 58' Goal! West Ham United 1, Chelsea 5. Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Pedro following a corner.
  9. 62' Substitution, Chelsea. Andrey Santos replaces Liam Delap.
  10. 69' Substitution, Chelsea. Reece James replaces Malo Gusto.
  11. 69' Substitution, Chelsea. Jorrel Hato replaces Marc Cucurella.
  12. 69' Substitution, Chelsea. Wesley Fofana replaces Trevoh Chalobah.
  13. 70' Substitution, West Ham United. Kyle Walker-Peters replaces Tomás Soucek.
  14. 77' Substitution, Chelsea. Jamie Gittens replaces Estêvão.
  15. 87' Jorrel Hato (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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